Gender Roles Flashcards
1
Q
Features of Masculinity in Igbo Culture:
A
- Providing for family
- Large families
- Titles and power
- Wealth
- Physical strength
2
Q
Features of Femininity in Igbo Culture:
A
- Cooking
- Bearing children
- Emotion and love
- Being submissive
- Serving husband
3
Q
‘This is why he had called him a woman. Okonkwo knew how to kill a man’s spirit’
A
- Women are considered lesser to men
- An insult which strikes a man’s very masculinity
- Shameful for a man to be feminine. Reflects the importance of masculinity.
4
Q
‘Even Okonkwo became fond of the boy - inwardly, of course’
A
- Hiding affection and emotion due to his view of what is manly
- ‘of course’ emphasises society’s expectation of masculinity
5
Q
‘Inwardly, he was repentant. But he was not the man to go about telling his neighbours that he was in error’
A
- Unwilling to show weakness, as it goes against his views on masculinity
6
Q
- Providing for family
- Large families
- Titles and power
- Wealth
- Physical strength
A
Features of Masculinity in Igbo Culture:
7
Q
- Cooking
- Bearing children
- Emotion and love
- Being submissive
- Serving husband
A
Features of Femininity in Igbo Culture:
8
Q
- Women are considered lesser to men
- An insult which strikes a man’s very masculinity
- Shameful for a man to be feminine. Reflects the importance of masculinity.
A
‘This is why he had called him a woman. Okonkwo knew how to kill a man’s spirit’
9
Q
- Hiding affection and emotion due to his view of what is manly
- ‘of course’ emphasises society’s expectation of masculinity
A
‘Even Okonkwo became fond of the boy - inwardly, of course’
10
Q
- Unwilling to show weakness, as it goes against his views on masculinity
A
‘Inwardly, he was repentant. But he was not the man to go about telling his neighbours that he was in error’
